Ethics, Efficiency and the Market
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847673960 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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An excellent overview of arguments for and against markets Honest Abe This is a book that every student of economics or political philosophy should read. Indeed, anyone with an opinion about capitalism, socialism, Marxism, etc. should read a copy of this book. It's concise. It's well-written. It's fair. It demolishes bad arguments for and against free markets.This book considers many arguments for and against the free market, both on the grounds of efficiency and on the grounds of morality. It c
It links the distinctive approaches of philosophy and economics to this evaluation.. This is a systematic evaluation of the main arguments for and against the market as an instrument of social organization, balancing efficiency and justice
A clear and incisive review and critique of the widely scattered arguments, both economic and moral, which bear on the merits of markets will be very useful for students in political philosophy and applied philosophy courses in which issues of distributive justice are considered. (Jules Coleman, University of Arizona)Buchanan offers a welcome dose of common sense and careful reasoning a cogent demolition of several strong positions that are often asserted. (Russell Hardin, University of Chicago) . It is a remarkable work, written to be accessible to the undergraduate, but argued with sufficient depth, original
Allen Buchanan is Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at Duke University.